Age of Evolution#

Chapter 940: Chapter 943: Snow White_1 Chapter 940: Chapter 943: Snow White_1 The Hall of Fame challenge was a grand event, and every participant’s Dimensional Universe was automatically connected to the virtual environment, whether they liked it or not.

As Lin Zhen stepped out of the Skyfire Inn, he could feel the intense atmosphere of the competition.

The residents of Skyfire City were all discussing and watching the challenge.

Any competing Martial Artist would become a topic of conversation, as everyone discussed their favorites and supported their fighters.

Even people who weren’t particularly interested were drawn in due to personal interests and affiliations.

Flags fluttered everywhere in Skyfire City, bearing the images of the competitors in the challenge.

This was a tradition in Skyfire City, everyone could raise a flag featuring their favorite Martial Artist at their doorstep or even in the streets.

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This scene reminded Lin Zhen of his past in Ice City Base City, where many flags were also raised during competitions.

But compared to today, that seemed quite overshadowed.

At a glance, since this area was inhabited by the Ground Clan, all the flags featured Ground Clan competitors.

The faces that found the most representation were those of leading martial artists like Qiong Jing, He Ying, Augustine, and others.

After a while, Lin Zhen noticed that there were quite a few flags bearing his image too.

This was thanks to his rise in popularity recently, his underdog story had attracted many, earning him quite a fan base even in the distant Skyfire City.

The competitors did not need a specific contest location.

When the match time arrives, everyone would enter the Dimensional Universe.

As Lin Zhen was walking down the street, it wasn’t long before he was recognized by several groups of people.

He was asked for autographs, photographs, and some even asked for hugs or kisses, which soon started to bother him.

After roaming around for a while, Lin Zhen returned to the Skyfire Inn, as it was about time for the competition to start.

Returning to his room, the time for the competition finally arrived.

A voice rang in his ear, it was Chris, saying: “Master, it’s time for the competition, preparing to transport to the arena, ten…..nine…..eight…..two…..one!”

With a flash of light, Lin Zhen was transported to a completely new arena.

A massive virtual ring, a place for the Martial Artists to compete.

Surrounding it were countless seats, as expansive as a galaxy.

Despite the numerous seats, they had all been reserved well in advance.

The Hall of Fame challenge was a gold mine for the Dimensional Universe Company.

There was a viewing stand with an excellent view right in front of the ring, a place where the big shots sat.

In the flickering light, countless people started to enter the arena.

The area where Lin Zhen was seated was designated for the Ground Clan Hall of Fame Martial Artists.

There were ten seats in each row.

Lin Zhen, ranked 98th, was seated in the second to the last row.

There were eleven rows in total, with 100 seats for the Hall of Fame Martial Artists and ten seats for the potential Hall of Famers.

A solemn-looking man appeared on Lin Zhen’s left, the person ranked 97th.

A sturdy youth appeared on his right, the person ranked 99th.

Opposite to the Ground Clan, just across the stage, were another 110 seats for the Endless Species Hall of Fame.

Before Lin Zhen could get a good look at the situation across, the stern man on his side started speaking to him.

“Lin Zhen?”

“Oh, yes…..

May I know who you are?”

The man’s expression changed immediately: “Stop playing dumb.

Don’t you want to challenge me?

You’re asking who I am?”

Lin Zhen was taken aback: “Why would I want to challenge you?”

“Heh!

Don’t play dumb.

Every Hall of Fame Martial Artist wants to challenge the one in front of him to take their place.

I don’t believe that you could be an exception.”

Only then did Lin Zhen realize that this man was being wary of him.

But Lin Zhen felt wronged.

He had never thought about challenging the one ranked 97th.

In his eyes, there was no difference between the 97th and 98th places.

He didn’t care about either.

The man continued, “Actually, I added you to my list in your Dimensional Universe post, but you didn’t accept me.

It shows you are not confident of defeating me.

But don’t worry, I won’t laugh at you.

After all, I am not an undeserving Roaring Sky Dragon King.

Your fear is quite normal…”

Just then, Augustine, ranked fifth, passed by Lin Zhen and stopped beside him.

The once talkative Roaring Sky Dragon King promptly shut his mouth.

In front of Augustine, he was so intimidated, it felt like he could hardly breathe.

“Lin Zhen!

Don’t forget about our bet.

Our last encounter ended in a draw.

This time, don’t get eliminated halfway through.

If you can’t make it to the final round, our bet will become a joke!”

Lin Zhen huffed, “Just wait.

I will come to find you.”

With that, Augustine swirled his cape and left.

The Roaring Sky Dragon King was beside Lin Zhen again, this time, in shock.

“You?

You have a bet with Augustine?”

Lin Zhen nodded.

“Yes.”

“Did anything happen?”

“Yes?”

“No…

no no…

no one won?”

Lin Zhen turned his head, “Do you see any problems?”

“Ah ah ah!

I have no problems at all, actually Lin Zhen, I deeply admire your splendid accomplishments.

I believe you can definitely bring honor to our Ground Clan this time, and achieve a good result.”

Looking at the guy who was changing his face faster than flipping a book, Lin Zhen was somewhat speechless.

There was even this kind of person in the Hall of Fame.

Ignoring the Roaring Sky Dragon King beside him, Lin Zhen’s gaze fell on the seats of the Endless Species across from him.

Over there on the Endless Species side, figures appeared one after another on the stage above.

The one in the second seat in the front row should be the old strong one of the Endless Species, former number one Tiannie, sitting there in a black robe, exuding a standoffish aura from top to bottom.

The martial artists of the various clans behind him all looked extraordinary.

Even Lin Zhen saw the eighth-ranked Three-Eyes among the challengers for the Quasi-Hall of Fame from the other side.

Lin Zhen looked over, and Three-Eyes also stared fiercely at Lin Zhen.

The two of them would meet in the first round, the rest continued to challenge, the losers were eliminated, of course, they would keep an eye on each other.

Three-Eyes made a provocative gesture towards Lin Zhen, Lin Zhen glanced at him indifferently, and raised his middle finger towards him.

This kind of scene was not unusual, many of the contenders in the first round would provoke each other, but others wouldn’t, because before the results of the first round came out, no one would provoke arbitrarily, after all, they didn’t even know who their opponent was.

After exchanging provocations with Three-Eyes, Lin Zhen’s gaze fell on the first seat of the Endless Species.

Dong Xuehan, this man didn’t come!

This surprised Lin Zhen a great deal, knowing that every participant must be present, even if it’s through uncontrollable automatic teleportation of the Dimensional Universe, so why didn’t Dong Xuehan appear?

Dong Xuehan was a somewhat mysterious character, rumored to be an unparalleled handsome man, and he usually never revealed his true appearance, so few people knew his actual look.

Saying he was handsome was also based on various indirect guesses.

However, why Dong Xuehan didn’t appear was not something Lin Zhen needed to worry about, the host came here soon.

The one responsible for hosting the challenge was one person each from the two major races, a handsome man from the Ground Clan, and a beautiful woman from the Endless Species.

The two had only reached the Spiritual Mind Stage and after briefly introducing their names, they immediately began to introduce the participants who had arrived this time.

“Now entering the stage is the Divine Venerable, a Deity of the Endless Species!”

An enormous Lion Demon Clan Deity appeared on the podium, and the scene quieted down as soon as he sat down there.

“Now entering the stage is the Ground Clan Deity, Old Man Canjing!”

A thin old man appeared on the podium, Lin Zhen’s heart moved, Old Man Canjing wasn’t living in Tianfang City, was he?

He would actually appear here.

After the two deities took the stage, the third person to take the stage was not a deity.

“Next up is Bai Xue, the princess of Qingqiu Mountain from the Endless Species!”

As people craned their necks and awaited eagerly, a woman dressed in a snow-white dress and with her hair up high, as if a Divine Woman from the moon palace, appeared on the stage.

Lin Zhen’s vision was good, and he could clearly see the woman’s face.

This woman indeed possessed great beauty and bore a striking similarity to Bai Su, but she was more mature and seductive, and her glance would make people’s minds wander.

“What a congenital fox spirit, she’s truly beautiful!”

Even with Lin Zhen’s resolute heart, he was dazzled for an instant.

It could be seen that this Bai Xue was indeed extraordinary.

When Bai Xue passed the Divine Venerable, he even nodded to Bai Xue, showing no sign of arrogance, which showed Bai Xue’s position in the Endless Species.

Maybe it was an illusion, but when Bai Xue sat down, Lin Zhen saw her gaze sweep over his side, but upon close examination, he felt like he didn’t, and didn’t know if he was seeing things.

The one corresponding to Bai Xue was a city lord from the Ground Clan, but he was not a deity, so there wasn’t anything worth noticing.

Afterwards, dignitaries arrived one after another.

They were city lords, heads of companies, and so on.

Fortunately, the people behind them were not too verbose, otherwise, the matches might not start in a while.

“Dear participants, and viewers, we all know that the Hall of Fame Challenge of the two major races determines the latest rankings of the Hall of Fame strong ones of both races.

This is a great event for both races and also the only stage where we can get along in a mostly peaceful manner.”

“The importance of this battle doesn’t need to be overstated, and I hope everyone will fight bravely and attain good results.”

“The competition rules have already been clearly introduced, now we will invite Princess Bai Xue of Qingqiu Mountain to announce the start of the contest.”

This was also a convention.